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THE BEE: OMAHA, "MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1920. LABOR THROWS ITS HAT INTO POLITICAL RING Announces Non-Partisan Cam paign Committee to Elect "True and Tried" Friends of Unions. (Continued From Paa Out.) pies of our people are threatened," the circular begins. "The free institutions of our coun try are menaced. "The ideals of democracy are in danger. Says Congress Failed. 'The congress of tfle United States has failed to do its duty. It lias failed to meet the emergency. It has given encouragement and support to autocratic and reaction ary policies. Its dominating thought has been the repression of labor. "Every effort to secure remedi al and constructive legislation his been strangled. Every appeal for redress has met with subtle and open hostility. The halls off con gress have been used by labors en emies to foster and spread : vicious propaganda against the efforts of the toilers to exercise their normal and lawful activities for the pro tection and promotion of Iheir in terests and welfare. Labor has ap pealed for relief in vain. "The hour has arrived when those who believe in the maintenance of democratic institutions must mar hall their forces in defense of their rights and ideals. Restrictions Are Intolerable. "It is intolerable that a people vho spared no cost to make the , world tafe for democracy should be forced to submit to any restriction of the g!orious liberties inherited from the founders of our nation. The perpetuation of our fundamental rights and the enactment of essen 'ial constructive legislation demand the election of men, regardless of their political affiliations, who are trulv representative of American ideals of liberty. "Conscious of its responsibilities, impressed by the grave problems re sulting from the great war, the American Federation of Labor at its convention in June, 1919, adopted .a reconstruction program. This pro gram defined the essential industrial policies and legislative enactments required to establish a full measure of justice and opportunity for labor. "Because of grave emergencies which arose since that convention it became imperative that the repre sentatives of organized labor and farmers should assemble and confer to devise ways and Tmeans for safe guarding their rights and liberties as tree men and citizens. On Decem ber 13, 1919, a conference of repre sentatives of labor and pf farmers met in Washington, D. C. Ignore Labor Plans. , "This conference expressed 'La- tiofs ?rievances, protests and de mands.' .''No favorable legislative action uDon the - recommendations con tained in the American Federation of Labor reconstruction program, or those expressed at the December conference, has been taken by con gress. Instead many congressmen Inve endeavored to enact legislation providing fo" compulsory labor. De spite the patriotism and sacrifice of the masses of labor of America dur ing the world war, under the guise of anti-sedition laws the effort has been made to repress free associa tion, free speech and free press. "Scorned by congress, ridiculed and misrepresented by many mem bers of both houses, the American tabor movement finds it necessary to vigorously apply 'its long and well established nonpartisan political policy. Plan Proved Success. "Confronted by a succession of hostile congresses, the American Federation of Labor in 1906, an nounced its historic 'Bill of Griev ances." This was followed by a vig orous and successful nonpartisan political campaign. In 1908, 1910 and 12, the same program was ener getically applied and as a result many of labor's enemies in congress were defeated and all of the essential legislation in 'Labor's bill of griev ances' of 1906 was enacted. "Constructive legislation has never been so necessary as at present. Never has it been so essential to se cure the defeat of labor's enemies and the election of its friends and supporters. . "Sinister forces are already active ly engaged in efforts to confuse and nullify labor's political power, Their FROM FORTY-FIVE TO SIXTY A Word of Help to Women of Middle Age From Mm. Raney. Mom Okla "When I was 45 years old Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- Nuvugu uio id eal period of the Change of Life in safety. I am over 60 and have raised a family of eight children and am in fine health. My daughter and daughters-in-law recommend yous Ve eatable Com. nound and I still take it occasional! v myselL Tfou an at liberty to use ray name fryou wish. "Mrs. Alicb Rankt, Mores, Oklahoma. Change of Life is one of the most critical periods of a woman's exist ence. This good old-fashioned root and herb remedy may be relied upon toovereome the distressing symptoms which accompany it and women everywhere should remember that there isno other remedy known to carry women so successfully through thai term period as Lydia E. Pink. ham's vegetable Compound. If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkhara Medicine Co., (easJUential). Lynn. Mass. Your letter wQl be opened, read and an swered by a womaxf and held in strict i k Onorio Ruotolo's Bust Of Thomas A. Edison Attracts Attention v2i& Ail r - - t " , , " ""ST Bus"t of Edtaoiv. Mrt.. The heroic bust of Thomas A. Edison, by Onorio Ruotolo, noted Italian sculptor of New York, which is said to be the most striking and lifelike portrayal of America's elec trical wizard ever made. Mr. Edi son will celebrate his 70th birthday on February 30. Ruotolo attracted much attention by his famous "Prince of Sparrows" bust of Car dinal Mercier and his bas-relief of "Belgium," which was presented to the heroic cardinal during his re cent visit to this country. object is to divide the labor vote so that the election of reactionaries mid enemies of labor .will be assured. its nonpartisan political policy the enemies or labor will be successtul in their efforts. Labor cannot, labor must not, permit its political strength to be divided in the pres ent crisis. Organized labor owes allegiance to no political party. It is not partisan to any political party. It is partisan to principles the prin ciples of freedom, of justice and of democracy. "It is the duty of trade unionists, their friends and sympathizers, and all lovers of freedom, justice and democratic ideals and institutions, to unite in defeating those seeking pub lic office who are indifferent or hos-' tile to the people's interests and the rights of labor. "Wherever candidates for re-election have been friendly to labor's in terests they should be loyally sup ported. Wherever candidates are hostile or indifferent to labor's in terests, they should be defeated and the nomination and election of true and tried trade unionists, or of as sured friends should be secured. Call for Support. "Complying with the instructions of the last convention and the laboi and farmer conference of December 13, 1919, the American Federation of Labor announces its determination to apply every ligitimate means and all of the power at its command to accomplish the defeat of labor s en emies, who aspire for public office, whether they be candidates for pres ident, for congress, for state legis latures or any other office. "The American Federation of La bor calls upon all affiliated and rec ognized national, international and brotherhood organizations, state federation of labor, central labor bodies, local unions and labor's friends and sympathizers to unite and give loyal support to the Non partisan political campaign now set in motion. "This political campaign must be gin in the primaries. The record ot every aspirant for public office must be thoroughly analyzed, stated in-unmistakable language and given the widest possible publicity. Labor's enemies and friends must be definite ly known. To this end the American Federation of Labor has created the National Nonpartisan political cam paign committee and it now calls upon all affiliated and recognized labor organizations to create district and local committees and to co-operate with the national committee and co-ordinate its efforts. " Time Is at Hand. "The future welfare, the very abil ity of the trade union movement to carry on its work for humanity de pends upon the success of the cam paign herewith inaugurated. "There can be no hesitancy. "There "must be no turning aside. "The time for vigorous and deter mined action is here." The general committee in charge of the campaign consists of: James Duncan, Quincy, Mass.; Joseph V. Valentine, Cincinnati; Frank Duffy, Indianapolis; William Green, Cosh octon, O.; W. D. Mahon, Detroit; T. A. Rickert, Chicago; Jacob Fischer, Indianapolis; Matthew Woll, Chicago; Daniel Tobin, In dianapolis; John Donlin, Chicago; William J. Spencer, Washington; A. J. Barres, Washington; John W. Hays, Indianapolis; John J. Man ning, Washington; James Lord, Washington; Bert M. Jewell, Wash ington; John Scott, Washington, John P. Frey, Norwood, O.; Mrs. Sara A. Conboy, New York; Mrs. Anna Fitzgerald, Chicago; Miss Me linda Scott, New York and Miss Anna Neary, Baltimore Mrs. H. V. Burkley, Active Omaha Club Woman, Dies Mrs. Harry Vincent Burkley died at her home, 3177 Davenport street, Sunday afternoon of double pneu monia. She had been ill only a week and her death comes as a great shock to her friends. Mrs. Burkley, nee Wickham, was born in Council Bluffs, la., Decem ber 9, 1871, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Wickham. She was graduated from St. Francis academy in Council Bluffs and re mained in that city until September 30, 1895, when her marriage to Harry V. Burkley brought her to Omaha to live. Here she has been one of Omaha's active women, not only in her family life, but in so many of the charitable, social and intellectual organizations of the city. Almost no board has been complete without her presence. Besides her husband Mrs. Burkley leaves a daughter, Eleanor, and three sons, Harry, jr.; Robert and Francis. The funeral will be held Wednesdayvmorning at 10 from St. Cecilia -cathedral, with burial in Holy Sepulchre cemetery, . ESSAY TROPHIES ARRIVE IN OMAHA FOR EXHIBITION War Hero Brings Prize Cups to Show School Children Participants in Army Contest. Omaha school children will get their first glimpse of the silver cups offered by the War Department for the national winners of the essay contest in which 20,000.000 high school and grammar school students in all sections of the United States will compete on tnday, February M The cups arrived in Omaha yes terday in charge of an officer and Sergeant Robert L. John, circulation manager of the Ft. Sheridan Recall, the wounded men's newspaper, and will be on display at the Burgess Nash store today and Tuesday, after which they will be taken to Denver, Salt Lake City and San Francisco. Thousands of children have viewed the big loving cups in New York, Chicago and Milwaukee, the only cities outside of Washington that have been visited.- In Chicago the interest shown by the school children was so great that it was necessary to place extra police de tails to handle the crowds. Sergeant John, who was the first United States soldier to step into No-Man's Land, acts as guard of honor durinsr the exhibits, and ex plains the details of the contest and tells the children of his experiences on the fighting front as a member of Company A. 18th Infantry, First division. All school children are eligible to j compete in the contest, either in public or private schools, the sub ject of the essay is to be: "What Are the Benefits of an Enlistment in the United States Army?" The best essays from the 57 re cruiting districts in the United States will compete for the three big cups with Secretary of War Baker, General Pershing and Gen eral March acting as judges. The three winners will get a free trip to Washington, where Secretary Baker will present gold, silver and bronze medals and the cups, which are the gifts of the Come Back, the wound ed men's newspaper, printed at Wal ter Reed hospital, Washington. Demos Ready to Accept G. 0. P. Reservations (Continued From Page One.) Hitchcock will submit the changes o the president before he will per mit a final vote to be taken on ratifi cation. Unless the president signi fies his 'willingness to deposit ratifi cation -with the modified reserva tions, Senator Hitchcock and a score of other democratic senators are prepared to join forces with the "ir rcconcilables" and prevent ratifica tion for a second time. Hitchcock Is Hopeful. Senator Hitchcock, leader of the administration forces in the senate, was hopeful tonight that the treaty will be ratified in a form -the presi dent will accept. Senator Hitchcock indicated that he believed the presi dent will accept a modified form of the Lodge reservation on Article X if that is the best the democrats Can obtain in the forthcoming senate battle. "I think the president's letter-helps the situation in the senate," said Senator Hitchcock. "He goes fur ther in it than he has ever before gone in the matter of reservations." Plan to Co-operate. Republican and democratic leaders plan to co-operate in untangling the parliamentary ' restrictions which must be removed from about the treaty to permit it again to be con sidered. Although the first move will be made at Monday's session, these parliamentary technicalities are expected to delay actual debate until Tuesday or Wednesday. Aside from the outstanding issues of the treaty fight itself, the most prominent subject of discussion among senators is the letter of Presi dent Wilson, made public by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the demo cratic leader. The president's re newed declaration of opposition to some of the language of the repub lican reservations was interpreted in different ways. Fear Breach Widened. Some declared the letter an un compromising reiteration of the stand taken by the president on the eve of the November ratification vote and asserted that publication of his letter at this time again had widened the breach between the democratic and republican senate forces. Others, professing to see new evidences of concession in the president's words, predicted an op posite effect. Although the president's letter was written before publication of the statement of Viscount GFrey, Grey, British ambassador to the United States, regarding reserva tions, in some quarters it was sug gested that the letter would not have been permitted to become public if the British statesman's views had resulted in any change in the presi dent's position. Develops Plans to Organize American Legion Auxiliary The first meeting of the commit tee of the American Legion ap pointed to develop the organization of the National Women's auxiliary of the American Legion will be held in Washington Monday, February 16. The formation of this auxiliary was authorized by the national con vention of - the legion ,in Minne apolis. The membership wilt be limited to Mothers, wives, daughters and sis ters or the members ot the Amer ican Legion, and to the mothers, wives, daughters and sisters of all men and women who were in the military and naval service of the United States between April 4. 1917, and November 11, 1913, and died in line of duty or after honorable dis charge and prior to November 11, 1920. British experimenters with a method of controlling distant electri cal apparatus with sound waves have driven an automobile with a whistle blown as far away as a mile, PALMER WILL NOT APPEAL OIL LAND CASES OF S. P. R. R. Attacks Gifford Pinchot for Protests to Government Action. Washington, Feb. 8. Holding that it is hot the government's duty to clog the courts with frivolous and hopeless appeals, Attorney Gen eral Palmer, in a statement tonigh: outlined the basis for the govern ment's decision against carrying to the supreme court the Southern Pa cific oil land cases, which decision has been the subject of protest by Clifford Pinchot, former chief of the bureau of forestry, in letters to Mr. Palmer and to President Wilson. Indisputable evidence, the attor ney general's statement asserts, was presented in the trial of the oil cases in the lower court that at the time the tracts in question which are lo cated in southern California, were jtranted in 1892-1897, the Southern Pacific Railroad had no knowledge that the lands were oil bearing. Also the statement adds, evidence was produced showing that the Southern Pacific for years after receiving the grants had the lands on the market as agricultural and sold large acre ages as such. Therefore in the opin ion of Mr. Palmer granting of the lands, later found to contain oil, could not be held void on a charge of bad faith in their acquisition. This position, it is added, was concurred in by government attorneys ac quainted with the cases. "In such circumstances," the state ment continues, "no lawyer would advise a client to enter an appeal, and any appellate court would con sider such an appeal to be almost frivolous. 1 cannot assent to the doctrine that it is the government's duty to clog the courts with friv olous appeals, or to harass business in the country by prolonging litiga tion entirely without hope of recov ery on the part of the government. "Nothing but the most perverted imagination could suggest any rela tion between some cases, involving oil leases, which I tried some years ago in Oklahoma for Pennsylvania clients small independent oil pro ducers and this Southern Pacific litigation. Pinchot's studied effort to create the impression that these cases are similar to the Southern Pacific litigation is cowardly because he avoids a direct charge, and con temptible because he seeks to create a false impression." WHISKY BRINGS $1,500 GALLON AT PRIVATE SALE Remainder of Three Barrels Is Water Sellers Sent to Prison. London, Feb. 8. Alfred Harris of the Red Lion hotel, Sutton, paid $1,500 for a gallon of whisky recent ly, lhat doubtless would stand as the record price, but Harris was defrauded and two men, John Howes and John Phillips, -were convicted ot having obtained the money under false pretenses at Surrey Quartet session. The testimony showed that Phil ips offered to sell Harris some whisky, took him to a place in Old Kent road, and there in a stable met Howes, who showed three bar rels. , A piece of thin piping was then produced and inserted in the vent peg of one of the barrels and a quantity of whisky was drawn out. They all tasted it and found that it was very good, as also was that pro duced in the same way from the other barrels. Harris paid $500 for the barrels, it being agreed that Phil ips should receive the balance of $1,000 later, which- he did. The following day, on further ex amination of the barrels it was found that connected with the vent pegs were thin tubes which ran in whole length of the barrels. The tubes contained about a gallon of whisky, and the remainder of the barrels were filled with water. Phillips was sentenced to three years' penal servitude and Howes to three months' imprisonment. - i Bryan-Hitchcock Fight Likely Within Nebraska (Continued From Page One.) when he read letters of regret from Senator Hitchcock, Private Secre tary Tumulty and several other prominent democrats, at the time of the harmony banquet, did not read what must have been a very inter esting message sent by Lieut Gov. Edgar Howard. Mr. Mullen, when asked why he did not read the ' letter, answered that he was not the toastmaster, while Edgar Howard insists that the letter was sent to be read. Further Sore Spots. The "harmony" dinner developed further sore spots when Bryan dem ocrats present awoke the following day to a realization of the real pur port of resolutions passed unani mously during the final five minutes. The resolutions proposed by Mr. Mullen lauded President Wilson and Senator Hitchcock and promised support to their attitude on the peace treaty, but made no mention of Mr. Bryan or his campaign against the president. This was particularly humiliating to the Bryan democrats, who originated the din ner and put their own good demo crats of their own sort on the toast list only to find that on the show down the Hitchcock democrats had a majority of the crowd in attend ance. It is the opinion of those watch ing the situation in the democratic party that this is only an incident to show that the democratic har mony on tap at the banquet has not left as good a taste in the political mouths of the unterrified as was ex pected when the feast was spread, and that possibly there may have been a "handwriting on the wall." Airplane Used to Guard 70 Sinn Fein Prisoners Queenstown, Feb. 8. Seventy Shin Fein prisoners. strongly guarded, were shipped tor England aboard two naval Vessels. An air plane aecompaied the vessels util they were well out of sight of land to guard against any attempt to escape, vl Lincoln Bureau 1: Bee P A Barrows. POTATO SPECIAL TO BE RUN OVER NEBRASKA SOON College of Agriculture to Run Train Over the Po tato Belt With Specialists. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 8 As a part of the work of the college of agri culture to encourage the growing of more and better potatoes, a special train will be run over the railroads of the potato belt of Nebraska be fore planting time. The train will carry exhibits, specialists, growers and officers of the Nebraska Potato Improvement association, and the gospel of better methods will be preached at every stop in the po tato section of the state. Special emphasis will be placed on the need of better seed, and bet ter growing methods in general. One car will contain an exhibit showing the best methods of treat ing seed, disinfecting cellars, grad ing, insect control, etc. Stops of a day each will be made at the prin cipal potato towns of the state. H. O. Werner, college of agriculture specialist and secretary of the Ne braska association, will explain what the state is doing to encourage the growing of good seed. A seed in spection service has been estab lished which follows the production of seed from the time the potatoes are planted until they reach the buy er. Iwenty-hve thousand bushels were produced in Nebraska last year under the eye of this service. The demands from the south for good Nebraska seed exceeded by 12 times this amount of seed. The "potato special" will be op erated in Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming by the colleges of agri culture of the three states. It will be in Nebraska probably sometime in March. County Treasurers Hold Tenth Annual Meeting This Week The tenth annual meeting of the Nebraska County Treasurers' asso ciation will convene in Omaha Tues day morning for a three-day session at the Hotel Rome. The first day wilf be occupied with registration, appointment of committees and other preparatory business. There will be a theater party for delegates in the evening. Addresses by various state officials will feature the second day's pro gram. Speakers will include D. B. Cropsey, state treasurer; D. M. Ams berry, secretary of state, and George M. Marsh, state auditor. A banquet will be held at the Rome in the evening. The final day will be featured by several addresses and discussions, election of officers and a luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce. Eight "Gamblers" Caught in Raid on Cigar Store Another raid Sunday night netted police eight "gamblers" who were all caught in the rear of the cigar store of W. H. Champency, 1020 South Tenth street. Champer.cy was charged with run ning a disorderly house and was re leased on $300 bond for appearance in court this morning. The men arrested were Edward Stribling, brakeman, 2221 California street; Alfred Stevens, barber, 1006 South Tenth street; Robert O'Hara, laborer, 818 Forest avenue; Albert Haman, bartender, 1113 South Elev enth street; W. R. Lpngfellow, engi neer, 1314 South Ninth street; Speck Domaxel, miner, Buhl, Minn., and M. J. McCarty, clerk, 808 Forest ivenuc. The seven men arrested with Champency were each released on $100 bond. Nebraska Man Tries Twice to Marry His Young Niece Fremont, Neb., Feb. 8. (Special.) For the second time, George Heuck of Yutan endeavored to se cure a permit to marry his niece, Miss Esther Schroeder of Sterling, Colo., when he aplied at the office of County Judge Walde Wintersteen but was refused. Mr. Heuck said he was told at Sterling that he could secure a li cense to marry his niece in Nebras ka. Mr. Heuck said he is 43 years old. His niece is 23. Miss Schrocd er's mother was a sister to Heuck. Plan Ice Cream Factory. Fremont, Neb., FrS). 8. (Special.) Fremont is to have another ice cream factory. Henry M. Landroth, traveling salesman, and Lloyd H. Sterner, president and manager of the Sterner Grocery Co., have or ganized the Real Ice Cream com pany and will start their factory about April 1. The company will do a wholesale business only. r For your-table drink the safestflatisfyin$ beverage is Instant Postum "enteaTOKcoffeedisarfrees--henfUssed-up nerves tell you thafeitheria harmful -order a tin of this riclvwhole somersatisfying drink. Youll. find itTboth economical and pleasing "Theresa Reason Correspondent- Nebraska Retailers Will Meet at Fremont This Week Fremont, Neb., Feb. 8. (Special.) Plans have been made to entertain 400 Nebraska retailers who will come to Fremont this week for tke fourteenth annual convention of the Nebraska Retailers' association. The sessions will b,egin Monday evening and continue till Thursday after noon. The Paper and String club banquet will be given Tuesday even ing and the Commercial club will give a complimentary ' banquet Wednesday evening. A. L. Ander son of Wahoo is president of the association. Saunders County Pioneer Dies After 45 Years Here Fremont, Neb., Feb. 8. (Special.) Jesse Gidley, for 45 years a resi dent of Saunders county on the farm he homesteaded when he came to this country from Canada, died at his home in Sand Creek, southwest of Cedar Bluffs, Saturday. Mr. Gidley was 77 years old and prominent in Masonic circles. Must Clean Fremont Walks. Fremont, Neb., Feb. 8. (Special.) Forty Fremont property owners were notified to appear in police court and explain why they had failed to clean the sidewalks in front of their property of snow and ice. Bankers, lawyers, merchants and other professional men marched to the station with laboring men. Fines were remitted. University Notes Vesta Gray, '93, is teaching for the sixth year at Santa Rosa, Cal., where she is head of the chemistry lepartment both of the high school and the junior college and is known as one of the ablest educators on the Pacific coast. Marie Robertson Westover, '15, is deputy clerk of the district .court at Sioux Fall, S. D. She is also guardian ot a group of Camp Fire Girls. Her husband, Dr. R. P. Westover, B. Sc., '16, medical college '18, University of Nebraska, has built up a large prac tice. Wayne F. Dickson, who formerly lived at Plattsmouth and and at tended the ' University of Nebraska about '08 or '09, died January 27 in Omaha. He was a member of Sigma Chi and left a widow and small daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wood ward (nee Lillian Cole, '07,) have moved to Chicago where Mr. Wood ward is metallurgical chemist at Rock Island arsenal. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Brown (nee Claire Doxy. '07.) now reside at 1561 Warren road, Lakewood, a Miburb of Cleveland, O. Hazel Davey, who attended the University of Nebraska 1904-6, is em ployed in a bank at Plattsmouth. Rex Leberman, '09, and Gerald Franch, '10, State university, former ly of Fremont, own and operate a quarter section in Yellowstone county, Montana, with postoffice at Pineview. Ihey also do some work as civil engineers. F. A. Snecker, '17, is principal and teacher of mathematics in the Chase County High school at Imperial. Ruth McDonald. '13, State univer sitv. is doine social work at the Chrystie street settlement, New York. This settlement is in the heart of the Italian and Jewish quarter. Its windows have often been shat tered bv bombs thrown by the Ital ians across the street. This" settle ment is the one bright spot in desert of ash cans and poverty. It is within the radius of the Univer sity settlement. Miss McDonald is the first Nebraska girl to work there. Chadron State Normal Notes President Elliott will judge the debate on February 13, between the high schools of Rapid City and Hot Springs. On the following day he will addresa the teachers of Fall River county at Hot Springs. Professor Wilson, who la a member of the constitutional convention at Lincoln. has been 111 of "flu" recently, but Is better at this writing. Mrs. Wilson was , called to Denver last week by the serious Illness of a sister, wno aiea a rew nays ago. Miss Mary Wilson has just recovered from an attack of the "flu" at Alliance, where she Is engaged as Instructor In the high school. The regular election of officers was held by the Juniors at the assembly hour on Tuesday, the day when chapel is given over to class meetings. Llewellyn Hawley of Newcastle, Wyo., was elected presi dent. At this time committees were ap pointed to arrange for a masquerade party next weeK-encI. Young women of all clases are busy this week securing members for the Y. W. C. A. for which purpose a lively cam paign H on. A contest has been arranged between the selors. aophoinors and second preps on the "white side and the Juniors, freshmen and second preps on the "blue." Tags were given to the new members. Several Juniors will coplete the course In public school music next year. Miss Mary Coffey, one of the advanced pupils In the department, is doing practice teach ing in that work In the training school. At present she is teaching a number of patriotic songs in the approved methods for modern instruction in the grades. A practical demonstration of the testing of milk for butter fat by the Babcock method was given to the grammar grades of the school with the seniors observing the test. The seniors are enjoying their study or heredity ana tne tracing or Its influence by well known scientific studies of families whose histories have been Kept by social and psychological experts. For this the class are doing (gmte extensive reference work In the library. OMAHA PASTORS PREACH SERMONS FOR BOY SCOUTS Special Program of Good Deeds Mapped Out for This Week. Many new pastors preached spe cial sermons Sunday upon the Boy Scouts' "Good Turn Week." The scouts will be busy this week, look ing everywhere to find "good turns" to do to everybody and anybody every day. A great program of gooo deeds has been mapped out with spe cial kind and helpful acts to be per formed by all faithful stouts on each day "of the week. The Rev. Howard Whitcomb at Calvary Baptist church yesterdaj morning took as the topic of his ser mon, "A Good Scout." At Cove nant Presbyterian church last eve ning the Rey. F. H. Grace preached on "The Boy Scouts." The Rev. C. B. Harmon at the Lutheran church of Our Redeemer preached a special sermon last evening to the scouts. Some pastors directed the atten tion of their congregations to the life and work of Abraham Lincoln as a prelude to the celebration of Lin coln's birthday next Thursday. The attention of Christian people to the teachings of Abraham Lin coln regarding prohibition was a feature of some services, this being done as the result of a nation-wide campaign by an organization which has for its purposes the enforce ment of the prohibition amendment to the constitution. Clergyman-Editor Dies. Morristown, N. J., Feb. '8. The Rev. Dr. James Monroe Buckley, 83 years old, clergyman, editor and author, died at his home here. For 30 years he was editor of The Chris tian Advocate, and for 60 years was prominent in the affairs of the Methodist Episcopal church. A Letter From Parfumerie ED. PINAUD To American Men and Women Making the Present Defer to the Future ESTABLISHED for a century with headquar ters in Paris and a general agency in New York, we have had within the last two years a large increase in the demand for ED. PI NAUD'S Dental Cream, Loria Powder, Brillan tine, ED. PINAUD'S Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic and Lilac Vegetal. Believing that in prosperous times the wisest pol icy would be to build for the future, we decided to maintain a low level of prices on our goods, although a large increase would have been jus tified. We knew that by refraining from profit eering and by judicious advertising of the supe rior quality of the ED. PINAUD preparations, we could become more firmly established than ever in the esteem of the American public. We now advise our friends that we do not intent to raise prices during the next six month, al though conditions would warrant making our prices double what they were before the war. By increasing our production and proceeding on the principle of small profits and large sales, it has been necessary to increase our prices only 35 since the war began. We want more than ever to have the name ED. PINAUD stand for fair dealing and to cultivate a genuinely friendly feeling toward our house and our merchandise, by pledging not to increase prices except when it becomes an absolute neces sity. We feel that the fine old word "trustworthy" justly applies to the ED. PINAUD preparations. You can rely thoroughly upon their merit. They are guaranteed to contain no wood alcohol or other injurious ingredients, and have been ap proved in every respect by the authorities. What is even more important, they have retained the esteem of the American public for over 40 years because of their QUALITY. This fact we deeply appreciate and assure our friends we will keep faith with them. H. & G. KLOTZ & CO. AMERICAN OFFICES: ED. PINAUD BLDG. NEW YORK EMILE UTARD, Genl. Agt. Our goods are in the stock of practically every shop keeper and druggist in the world. Our Hair Tonic and Lilac Vegetal are obtainable also in all first class barber shops, in individual applications. , f HERE IS A i SUGGESTION i TO HELP YOU i STRETCH YOUR FOOD DOLLAR Gooch's Best Spaghetti With Pork Chops Prepare two cups of Gooch's Best Spaghetti, cut one pound of pork chops into small pieces, put them into an iron skillet and cook until tender; add Spaghetti i I mi i and one quart of tomatoes and cook 10 minutes. Add season ing and grated cheese and serve. Gooch's Best Spaghetti The Economical Food SOLD IN THE BEST STORES I B II I I I I I 1 lI Wild LI 11 U J Fiatula A cur f uaranteed In ever, rase accepted for treatment, and no money to be paid entil cured, write for book on Rectal Diseases, with nimii ami t..Hm nm.l. rtt imtn than 1.000 prominent people who have been oermanentl cuiW DR. E. R. TARRY 240 Be Bulletin OM1U1. NEBRASKA 14 HENS LAY 13 EGGS A DAY. EASILY DONE Mr. Moora's Hen Lay Whan Egg ara Scarca. Hara'a tna Plan, "I had been ettin I or I ft a U from IS hem. Then I commenced puttlnr Don Sung in the feed, and am getting 11 to 13 tsst a day, with one hen aettlnr. Don Sunn U the best thing I ever found for making hene lay." E. L. Moore, SIS Clayborn St, Danville, Va. Mr. Moore used oO cent worth of Don Sung in January. Figure hie profit with CftKS Belling at around 70 centa a dmen. And thia ia no better than Don Sung ia doing for thousands of others. Accept our offer juat aa Mr. M vire did: Give your hene Don nnd watch re sults for one month. If y. ,!on't find that it pays for itself and pays you a good profit besides, simply tell ua and your money will be promptly refunded. . Don Sung (Chines for egg-laying) works directly on the egg-laying organ, and is also a splendid tonic. It is easily given in the feed, improves the hen's health, makes her stronger and more ac tive in any weather, and starts her laying. Try Don Sung for SO days and if it doesn't get you the eggs, no matter how cold or wet the weather, your money will he refunded by return mail. Get Don Sung from your druggist or poultry remedy dealer or send B0 cents for a package by mail prepaid. Burrell-Dugger Co., 878 Co lumbia Dldg., Indianapolis, Ind. 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